Toy-railway turn-table.



No. 873,962. v PATENTED 1330.17, 1907 B. P. SLATTERY.

1 TOY RAILWAY TURN TABLE.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD F. SLATTERY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE IVES MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

'roYmAIL'w'A'Y TURN-TABLE.

No. 873,962. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 17, 1907.

Applicationrfile'd Aprili5dl907. serial Nor 366,587.

is equally applicable aseither aturn-taible or turn bridge *for use in connection withcom- -mercial miniature toy railway systems; to

design said invention of sheet metal in a practical and comparatively inexpensive manner; to provide a iregulator anda stop to control the ioperation of the table and insure its stoppin where desired and inalinement withthe a joiningapproaches. The commercial Itoy *railway tracks befor mentioned are now manufactured in sections adapted to form a :take down system of track,:softospeak, each of said-sections being about ten inches in length, and therefore I elect to design "my turmtableto form a section of track of a lengthequal to that of the said features in any of the various designs of tracks to be formed.

While .in the accompanying drawing I have shown my invention as *appliedt'o both a turn-table and a bridge, yet it "will be-seen that the details of construction-of'each are Very similar except the less important features, as for instance the approaches to the table and superstructure covering the bridge. Therefore my two illustrations of the application of the invention are thought to be pertinent.

Referring in detail to the characters of reference marked upon the accompanying two sheets of=drawings forming a partof this specification, similar characters of reference denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several figures, and of which,

Figure 1, shows a plan view of a turn-table constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. .2, is a cross sectional elevation taken on line-2-2of Fig .1. Fig. 3, is adetailside view of a portionof the edge of the table'shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. 4, isa side elevation of m-y invention on a smaller scale asapp'lied'to abridge construction having a portion of its approaches shown brokenaway. Fig.5, is a plan viewof the construction shown in Fig. 4, and Fig.6, is 'a ce'ntral crosssection takenon line 66'of Fig. 4.

Referring in detail to the CharactersOfreference marked upon the drawing and more particularly to Figs. 1, 2:and 3, 9 represents the bottom or base plate'of the construction as shown in the drawing and "to thecen'tral portionof which I secure my spring actu ated clock movement 10 which may be of-the usual form employed in toys of this kind. An annular casing 11 is attached to the base and its upper edge is deflected inward to form approaches 12 and further extended to form'an annular groove or guide-Way 13 to receive a depending annular flange "14 ofthe table '15. To the "center of the said table is secured a plate 16 which in turn is attached to the main shaft 1 7, of thespring actuated movement 10 before mentioned and obviously serves as the driving connection 'for rotating the table. As constructed the movement is designedto be'wound by-turning the table in the direction ofarrowaFig. .1, and is held wound by lever '18 pivoted in stud 19, engagingany one of the stop notches 20 (see Figs. 1 and 3). The outer end of the "lever is the heaviest and tends to hold the inner end up against the flange 14 of the'table in a manner to automatically engage the said notches and stop the table so as to insure the track 21 secured upon the table registering with either pair of the outertrackse'ctions 22 secured to the approaches 12.

As' shown in Figs. 4, 5 and6, the base plate 9 is extended to connect with the approaches 23 upon which track sections 22 are secured. The table in this form is also made longer proportionately and may carry a superstructure 24 of any preferred design. It further contains'the track 21 which as inthe previous case serves to register with and connect the section22, laid upon the approaches. The spring movement in the bridge design is the sameas in the other form, and is also wound by rotating the table. The stop lever 18 in this case is pivoted at 25 to the side of one approach and is fulcrumed to normally lie in the path of movement of the stops 20 distended from the underside of table. In addition to these stops which are so located as to hold the table in alinement with the approaches as seen in Figs. 4 and 5, I also provide an additional device to stop the table in any intermediate position, which device comprises a slidable rod 26 having a handled end 27 extended through the side of the ap proach. The inner end of this rod (see Fig. 6,) connects with a lever 28 that is adapted to engage with a part of one of the wheels of the movement in a way to prevent it from turning when rod is shoved inward. from the posi tion shown in Figs. 4 and 5. After the table is turned and the movement wound and held by either of the stops mentioned, it is only necessary to shift the stop lever in a way to release the table, whereupon it immediately begins to rotate, and is designed to turn until its track again registers with the next approach section when the table is again automatically stopped and held by the engagement of the lever with the stops on the table.

Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. In a toy railway turn-table, the combination of a base having attached approaches, a table rotatably mounted upon said base and intermediate said approaches, and a clock spring movement connected with the table to rotate the same.

2. In a toy railway turn-table, the combination of a base plate, a support attached to said base, a table rotatably mounted upon the support, and a clock spring movement for rotating said table.

3. In a toy railway turn-table, the combination with a base having an annular casing supporting a flange, a table mounted in the casing and supported upon said flange, and a clock spring movement connected to operate the table.

1. In a toy railway turn-table, the combination with a sheet metal base plate, of an annular sheet metal support attached thereto, a sheet metal table rotatably mounted upon said support, and a transverse track upon the said table.

5. In a toy railway turntable, the combination of a base having approaches attached to each side, a table rotatably mounted intermediate said approaches, a clock spring movement to operate the table, track sections mounted at opposite points upon the approaches, and a track section upon the table adapted to register with the track sections of the approaches.

6. In a toy railway turn-table, the combination of a sheet metal table and mea'ns for rotating the same, sheet metal approaches to register with the table, sheet metal track sections upon both the approaches and table adapted to also register with each other, and a stop to hold the table in line with said approach track sections.

7. In a toy railway turn-table, the combination with a base, of a clock spring movement secured thereto, a table mounted to be rotated by the movement, approaches upon the sides of the table, track sections upon both the approaches, and table, and means to hold the table in any desired position.

8. In a toy railway turn-table, the combination of a base, a clock spring movement, table operated by the movement, approaches for the table, track sections on both the table and approaches, a stop tohold the table in line with the track of the said approaches, and an additional stopping device for holding the table in any intermediate position.

9. In a toy railway turn-table, the combination of a sheet metal casing having an internal annular guideway, a rotatable sheet metal table having an annular flange depending from its periphery to engage the guideway of the casing, track sections mounted upon the table and casing, and a clock spring movement to rotate said table.

10. In a toy railway turn-table, the combination of a casing having an internal annular guideway, a rotatable table having an annular flange depending from its periphery to engage the guideway and with notches in said flange, a clock spring movement to operate the table, and a locking lever to engage the notches in the edge of the flange to hold the table in desirable positions.

11. In a toy railway turntable, the combination of a base having inclined attached approaches with track sections mounted thereon, a table rotatably mounted upon said base and intermediate said approaches, and a clock spring movement connected with the table to rotate the same.

12. In a toy railway turn-table, the combination of a sheet metal casing having an internal annular guideway, a rotatable sheet metal table having an extended annular flange to engage the guideway of the casing, track sections mounted upon the table and casing, and connecting pins secured in the ends of the track sections.

13. -In a toy railway turn-table the combination of a casing having an internal annular guideway, a rotatable table having an annular flange depending from its periphery to engage the guideway and with notches in said flanges, a locking lever to engage the notches in the edge of the flange to hold the table in desirable positions.

14. In a toy railway turn-table the combination of a base having inclined attached New York, and State of New York, this 15th approaches with traokblsections mlounted day ofMarch, A. D. 1907. thereon, a te 1e rotate y mounte u I on said base and intermediate said approaches, EDWARD SLATTERY' 5 and a clock spring movement connected with Witnesses:

the table to rotate the same. H. O. SOHNIBBE,

Signed at New York city, in the county of 1 MAX WEISSBAUM. 

